I’ve been working on polishing a Mongoose stainless razor head by hand. Since there are no tools involved, material costs are low – less than $20.

However, there is obviously the cost of time, and elbow grease. I also set out knowing that the finish may never be perfect, and there is of course the danger of altering some of the original specs. To minimize the risk, I’m not polishing any of the inner surfaces of the razor head, only the ones that appear outward.

(02-02-2019, 05:14 AM)Matsilainen Wrote: I’ve been working on polishing a Mongoose stainless razor head by hand. Since there are no tools involved, material costs are low – less than $20.

However, there is obviously the cost of time, and elbow grease. I also set out knowing that the finish may never be perfect, and there is of course the danger of altering some of the original specs. To minimize the risk, I’m not polishing any of the inner surfaces of the razor head, only the ones that appear outward.

I've been going to do this as practice on a few vintage Gillette 3 piece razors. I know some of the top caps made of red brass look pretty cool all polished up. They can also be clear coated after polishing to prevent tarnishing.

I have done a few ATT razors and the results came out great. It is very time consuming, but it's doable. I did these by hand. I also did not polish the inside of the pieces as to not ruin the tight clearances.